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chóu

to falter, to hesitate; smug, self-satisfied

🔤 Pictophonetic: 足 (foot) provides meaning, 寿 provides pronunciation

HSK 14 strokes Uncommon (33%)

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Component Breakdown

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足

zú

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

寿

shòu

old age, longevity; lifespan

⿰足寿 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zú

足

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

📷 Pictographic: The leg 口 above the foot

7 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

shòu

寿

old age, longevity; lifespan

💡 Ideographic: Altered form of 老

7 strokes HSK 5

fēng

丰

abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty

📷 Pictographic: An ear of grass

4 strokes HSK 4

sān

三

three

💡 Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

cùn

寸

inch; small, tiny

💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist

3 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 踌 (4)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

踌 ↗

chóu

to pace back and forth / to hesitate / to waver

chóu

踌 ↗

to pace back and forth / to hesitate / to waver

to hesitate / indecisive

chóuchúbùjué

踌躇不决 ↗

to hesitate / indecisive

踌躇满志 ↗

chóuchúmǎnzhì

enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug / complacent

chóuchúmǎnzhì

踌躇满志 ↗

enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug / complacent